Valentina’s couch It is one of the television programs that has marked the Mexicans of the last generations the most. Broadcast on Channel Eleven of the National Polytechnic Institute, within the Eleven Children section, the series told the story of Valentina, a girl who shared the couch with her mother, a psychologist she attended at home, to vent her sorrows and celebrate her joys. .
Applauded for its simple, human plot that fostered family values, Valentina’s couch it became a hit with children and its characters became a true legend. Of course, the actress who stood out the most at that time was Irene Garibay, who played Valentina Valdés Valdivia.
The series aired from 2002 to 2005 and was the first series for children in Latin America. After finishing the last chapter, Irene Garibay left the screens, generating numerous legends about her fate.
However, thanks to the blessed social networks we know what happened with Irene. According to El Financiero, the actress studied plastic arts at the Ringling College of Art and Design. Subsequently, Irene returned to Mexico to settle in Tepoztlán, where in addition to being close to nature and devoting herself to meditation, she also produces craft beer.
Red Point, the brewery of Irene Garibay (Valentina)
According to what she herself published on her Instagram account, the craft beer is produced by Punto Rojo, a collective of ecologist artists who promote the local economy based in Tepoztlán. Therefore, the name of the beer has the same name, although they also have different styles of beer with their respective names.
“Contemporary Witches. Now the majority of brewers are men. Here at Punto Rojo Cerveza we make it by the girls”,
mentioned Valentina’s interpreter.
According to the Red Point page, each of the five beer options is priced at $35.00 per bottle or $800 per carton with 24 bottles. The styles are as follows:
- Guerrera Cósmica (Special Bitter): light beer with hints of fruit and bitterness derived from hops.
- Mesoamerica (Amber Ale): caramelized, reddish and light.
- Parcero (India Pale Ale): With five American hops, it is bitter with hints of citrus.
- Quetzalcóatl (Porter): dark, with seven different types of malt, hints of chocolate, coffee and smoky notes.
- Escuincle (Hoppy Brown Ale): dark with toasted flavors and hints of dark chocolate.
If you want to try the beer made by “Valentina”, there are three options: The first is to attend Punto Rojo, located at Tepoztlán-Ocotitlán 17718, Santo Domingo Ocotitlán; there you will also find some food options. The second is to buy them at Tlaxcala 37, Roma Sur neighborhood. Or order them through their page and social networks.
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